Senior Information Technology Project Manager

IT Project Manager -

Canada Foundation for Innovation

Rate: $110-$130/HR

Hybrid - Ottawa, ON

Requisition Closing Date: MARCH 2, 2025 5:00 PM

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Project Name:

The CFI is seeking the Project Management services of a certified and experienced project manager to support the planning and implementation of a systems renewal project by an in-house CFI led and staffed project augmented by external consultants as needed. Significant experience in the project management of a comparable customized software development project, preferably within a research awards or grants management environment, is essential.

On approval of the project to proceed to implementation, CFI will require the services of a Project Manager (PM) to manage all project activities of the renewal of the CFI’s CAMS system (CUBE project). In order to maintain access to existing on-line services and to reduce risk, the renewal strategy is expected to follow a modular approach that allows integration with functionality within our existing CAMS system. As new funds and functionality become available in CUBE (the renewed system) their counterparts will be retired within the existing CAMS system.

The Project Manager is directly responsible to the Executive Sponsor (at the VP level) and to the Director of Information Systems, for all project activities and has overall responsibility for the conduct and coordination of the project.

****Significant experience in the project management of a comparable customized software development project, preferably within a research awards or grants management environment, is essential.*****

Deliverables

The Project Manager will:

1. Ensure preparation of project charter, scope definition, project plans and budget, risk management plan, and other planning deliverables required in support of the project implementation approval.
2. On project approval (expected Q1 2026), ensure full implementation of CFI’s award management solution deliverables as specified in the Project Charter and associated planning deliverables.
3. Develop and provide project tracking and monitoring of the project plan and status updates as required.
4. Prepare project artefacts, background supporting documentation and record of decisions.
5. Provide oral briefings on an ongoing basis to apprise executive sponsor, project director, business owners and IT management as to project status, challenges, risks and performance.
6. Ensure the development and testing of a comprehensive range of scenarios for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for all business units and system modules.
7. Develop and execute implementation plans to ensure any/all newly developed or implemented modules are properly supported during and after implementation through knowledge transfer to CFI staff.
8. Ensure the roles and responsibilities of the various support personnel are identified and that they are properly trained to accept the handover of the solutions and appropriate support processes and documentation upon delivery of the solutions outlined in the scope.
9. Ensure the development and delivery of all required training to CFI staff and the external research community.
10. Ensure the development and delivery of a communication strategy to CFI staff and the external research community.
11. Ensure the project is successfully delivered to stakeholders’ expectations.

** Not all deliverables will be expected in the Year 1 planning and architecture phase, however they are included here in the event of continuation to subsequent years under this contract.

MINIMUM 10 YEARS OF THE FOLLOWING (mandatory)

• University graduation in business, management or related discipline, and 10 years of Project Management (PM) experience;

Significant experience in the project management of a comparable customized software development project, preferably within a research awards or grants management environment, is mandatory.

• Experience with the Microsoft Dynamics CRM /Microsoft Power Platform and related technologies and products is a definite asset.
• Experience defining project scope and goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• Current PMP Required
• Experience developing project deliverables including project charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs and project closures.
• Experience managing custom application development projects with at least 5 team members.
• Experience managing multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience successfully implementing IT solutions in an environment with project resources from across multiple teams or organizations.
• Experience working as a Project Manager on a large complex custom software application development project (where the software is developed in house for that specific organization)
• Experience conducting, facilitating and interpreting impact and risk assessments across multiple scenarios.
• Experience creating and managing project forecast and actual budgets.
• Experience developing and maintaining positive stakeholder relationships across the organization, including executive level.
• Experience making decisions and recommendations on highly technical or complex issues without formal guidelines or precedents and exercises resourcefulness and ingenuity
• Experience leading project governance, change management and communication activities.
• Experience working with technical teams on complex IT projects.

Notes on Location: Ottawa, ON

Resource will work in a hybrid manner with a minimum of 2 days in office, though must be available for onsite meetings when required.

Work location:

• The Project Manager is required to work physically at the CFI offices at 55 Metcalfe St, Ottawa in accordance with the CFI’s hybrid work policy which currently requires a minimum of 2 days per week. The contract will be subject to any changes to this policy during the contract period.

Rate: $110 - $130/HR

Start Date: APR 2025

Possible Extension: up to 4 years

MULTI YEAR CONTRACT - Possibly to 2030

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